Aflac (NYSE:AFL) reported quarterly earnings of $1.78 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $1.71 by 4.15 percent. This is a 2.73 percent decrease over earnings of $1.83 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $4.160 billion which missed the analyst consensus estimate of $4.311 billion by 3.49 percent. This is a 19.03 percent decrease over sales of $5.138 billion the same period last year.